Irish Lesson 87

We continue the review of grammar and vocabulary through conversation. The sentences are broken up by dashes into phrases. Read and pronounce phrase by phrase at first, until you can repeat the entire sentence. Try to form variant sentences as you read over the conversation. Begin with negative forms, then change the person of the verbs, or add a phrase such as "Dúirt sé" (DOO-irt shay*), he said, to put the sentence into direct speech.

Comhrá(KOH*-raw*), conversation

Fionnuala* (fin-OO-luh): Dia dhuit, a Shinéad (DEE-uh git, uh hin-AY*D).	*Fionnuala, literally "fair shoulders": Hello, Janet.
Sinéad(shin-AY*D): Dia's Muire dhuit (DEE-uhs MWIR-e git), a Fhionnuala (uh in-OO-luh). Conas tátúinniu?	Hello, Fionnuala. How are you today?
Fionnuala: Támégo maith inniu, agus conas tátúféin? (fay*n)	I am well, and how are you yourself?
Sinéad: Támégo maith freisin (FRESH-in). Nífhaca métú-óNollaig (nee AHK-uh may* too oh NUHL-ig). Ach chonaic méd'iníon - cúpla láóshin - san ollmhargadh (ahk* kuh-NIK may din-EEN KOOP-luh law* oh HIN suhn oul-VWAHR-uh-guh).	I am well too. I didn't see you since Christmas. But I saw your daughter a couple of days ago in the supermarket.
Fionnuala: Bhíslaghdán uafásach orm - le dhásheachtain - ach tábiseach orm anois (vee sleye-DAWN woo-FAWS-uhk* OH-ruhm le gaw* HAHKT-in, ahk taw* BI-shahk* OH-ruhm uh-NISH).	I had a terrible cold for two weeks, but there is improvement on me now.
Sinéad: Is maith liom -ésin a chloisteáil (is MAH luhm ay* shin uh KLISH-taw-il). Bíonn an oiread sin daoine tinn - na laethanta seo - nach féidir liom - iad a chomhaireamh (BEE-uhn un IR-uhd shin DEEN-e tin nuh LAY-uhn-tuh shuh nahk FAY-dir luhm EE-uhd uh KOH-ir-uhv).	I am glad to hear that. There be so many people sick these days that I can't count them.
Fionnuala:Ó, táan ceart agat (oh, taw* un KART uh-GUHT). Níl aon leigheas - ar an slaghdán - fós (neel ayn LEYE-uhs er un sleye-DAWN fohs).	Oh, you're right. There is no cure for the cold yet.
Sinéad: Feicim do mháthair - ar an sráid - uaireanta (FEK-im duh VWAHW-hir er un SRAWD OO-i-ran-tuh).	I see your mother on the street sometimes.
Chonaiceamaríag féachaint ar fhuinneoga na siopaíinné(kuh-NIK-uh-muhr ee uh FAY-uhk-int er in-YOHG-uh nuh SHOHP-ee in-YAY). Bhísíina seasamh - lasmuigh an siopa mór -úd thall (vee shee IN-uh SHAS-uhv lahs-MWEE un SHOHP-uh mohr ood houl).	We saw her looking at the store windows yesterday. She was standing outside the big store over yonder.
Fionnuala: Chuala mé- go raibh síamuigh - ag siopadóireacht (KOO-uh-luh may goh rev shee uh-MWEE uh shohp-uh-DOH-i-rahkt). Tabharfaidh mécuairt uirthi - i gceann tamaill (TOOR-hee may KOO-irt IR-ee i gyoun TAH-mil.) Níl méábalta -ádhéanamh sin - direach anois (neel may* AW-buhl-tuh aw YAY-uhv shin dee-RAHK uh-NISH).	I heard that she was out shopping. I will visit her in a while. I am not able to do that just now.
Sinéad: Agus conas tád'athair? (KUN-uhs taw* DA-hir) An bhfaca tú- ar na mallaibhé? (un VWAHK-uh too er nuh MAHL-iv ay*)	And how is your father? Did you see him recently?
Fionnuala: Tháinig sé- chuigár dteach - deireadh na seachtaine seo caite. (HAW-nig shay hig awr DAHK DER-uh nuh SHAHKT-in-e shuh KAH-tye). Táséina shláinte fós, freisin (taw shay* IN-uh HLAW*-in-tye fohs, FRESH-in).	He came to our house last weekend. He is in his good health still, too.
Sinéad: Feicfidh mém'athair amárach (FEK-hee may MA-hir uh-MAW-rahk).	I will see my father tomorrow.
Rachaimid chuig an gcathair - le chéile (RAHK-hi-mid hig un GAH-hir le HYAY-le. Támórán nithe le déanamh agam ann (taw* moh-RAWN NI-he le DAYN-uh uh-GUHM oun).	We will go to the city together. There are many things that I have to do there.
Fionnuala: Téim go dtían chathair - anois agus arís (TAY-im goh DYEE un KAH-hir uh-NISH AH-guhs uh-REESH). Fillimid abhaile - ar an traein (FIL-i-mid uh-VWAHL-e er un TRAY*N).	I go to the city now and again (occasionally). We return home on the train.
Sinéad: Nímaith liom an traein (nee MAH luhm un TRAYN). Is fearr liom an bus (is FAHR luhm un BUS). Níthiomáinimid chuig an gcathair anois (nee hi-MAWN-i-mid hig un GAH-hir uh-NISH). Bíonn séchomh deacairáit phaircéala a fháil (BEE-uhn shay* hoh DAK-uhr awt fawrk-AWL-uh uh AW-il).	I don't like the train. I prefer the bus. We don't drive to the city now. It is so difficult to get a parking place.
Fionnuala: Bíonn an iomarca carranna annna laethanta seo (BEE-uhn un OOM-uhr-kuh KAHR-uh-nuh oun nuh LAY*-uhn-tuh shuh).	There are too many cars these days.

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